Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

by
Blitzer, Robert F.

Answer

No, the democratic ideal of "one person, one vote" can never be achieved.

Work Step by Step

No, the democratic ideal of "one person, one vote" can never be achieved.
According to Balinski and Young's Impossibility Theorem, there is no solution to the apportionment problem that follows the quota rule and also does not allow any paradoxes to occur.